Benin-Based Pastor, Solomon Folorunsho Accused Of segxwally Abusing Children In His ICCM Camp

“At first he’s very subtle, quiet — like somebody who wouldn’t hurt a fly,” one former church worker said of the charismatic preacher. I loved him, I loved his charisma.”

“There is no bad treatment here. We don’t do abuse,”

“Feeding them is a challenge… but we don’t have anything to hide. We are helping humanity.”

“Pastor Solomon runs this camp as if it is his ‘kingdom’. He controls the movement and actions of every person in the camp through a group of ministers and specially selected children,” the team wrote in the confidential report, seen by AFP.

The UNICEF investigators said what they saw, coupled with interviews with children, caregivers and NGO workers, prompted “strong concerns regarding the possibility that Pastor Solomon may be engaged in segxwal activities, or at a minimum, displaying grooming behaviours with girls in the camp”.

“A girl who refused to work for him was punished and starved. When he beat you, he wouldn’t stop until you bled seriously,” said Rahila, a 16-year-old girl who left the camp several months ago.

“He had names that he called different girls… He would comment on the size of my butt, and he would say our chests looked like pineapples or stuff like that,”

"He had names that he called different girls… He would comment on the size of my butt, and he would say our chests looked like pineapples or stuff like that,”

“I was always hungry, there was never enough food or water. When we complained we got beaten with anything he could lay his hands on,” said 12-year-old Hauwa.

“No one leaves Pastor Solomon without a scar — whether it is psychological or physical,”